Cmdlets for protecting custom application and file system data

The following table identifies the cmdlets that you can use to protect custom application and file system data.

Table 1. Table 1. Cmdlets to protect custom application and file system data. The following table identifies the cmdlets that you can use to protect custom application and file system data.
Cmdlet name	Related command-line interface command (if available)	Short description
Add-FcmFsPolicy	fcmcli create policy	Add a VSS policy binding statement.
Add-FcmFsVssPolicy	fcmcli insert vsspolicy	Insert a new VSS policy binding statement.
Backup-FcmFsComponent	fcmcli backup	Create a VSS snapshot backup of volumes and mount points.
Copy-FcmFsPolicy	fcmcli copy policy	Copy a policy.
Dismount-FcmFsBackup	fcmcli unmount backup	Unmount a mounted backup.
Get-FcmFsBackup	fcmcli query backup	Display information about the backup.
Get-FcmFsComponent	fcmcli query component	Query the VSS components that are available on the system.
Get-FcmFsConfig	fcmcli query config	Display configuration information.
Get-FcmFsConnection	fcmcli query config	Query IBM Storage Protect server connection information.
Get-FcmFsManagedCapacity	fcmcli query managedcapacity	Assist with storage planning by determining the amount of managed capacity that is in use.
Get-FcmFsPolicy	fcmcli query policy	Display policy information.
Get-FcmFsVSSPolicy	fcmcli query vsspolicy	Return the VSS policy binding statements that are stored in the configuration file.
Mount-FcmFsBackup	fcmcli mount backup	Mount a backup that provides access to the files that the backup contains. You can mount a read-only or a read-write backup.
Remove-FcmFsBackup	fcmcli delete backup	Delete a backup from IBM Storage Protect Snapshot storage.
Remove-FcmFsPolicy	fcmcli delete policy	Remove a policy.
Remove-FcmFsVssPolicy	fcmcli delete vsspolicy	Delete a VSS policy binding statement.
Reset-FcmFsTsmPassword	fcmcli changetsmpassword	Change the IBM Storage Protect password that is used by the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for File Systems and Custom Applications.
Restore-FcmFsBackup	fcmcli restore	Restore a backup.
Set-FcmFsConfig	fcmcli update config	Update configuration for file systems and custom applications.
Set-FcmFsPolicy	fcmcli update policy	Update an existing policy.
Set-FcmFsVssPolicy	fcmcli update vsspolicy	Update an existing VSS policy binding statement.

To view the details about a specific cmdlet, run the Get-Help cmdlet with the cmdlet name. For example:

Get-Help Backup-FcmFsComponent

To continue the example, to see examples for the cmdlet, enter:

get-help Backup-FcmFsComponent -examples

For more information, enter:

get-help Backup-FcmFsComponent -detailed

For technical information, enter:

get-help Backup-FcmFsComponent -full

For online product information, enter:

get-help Backup-FcmFsComponent -online

For information about a specific parameter, enter:

help Backup-FcmFsComponent -Parameter backupdestination

To display the help in a separate window, include the -showwindow parameter with the help command.